Why the study?
Does a 24-session cardiac rehabilitation programme improve cardiovascular risk factors and exercise capacity similarly in men and women with coronary heart disease?
Population
547 patients with documented coronary heart disease enrolled in an Iranian cardiac rehabilitation programme.
Comparison
24-session cardiac rehabilitation programme vs Pre-rehabilitation baseline and comparison…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
After a 24-session programme (short-term)
Authors
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Cardiac rehabilitation may improve risk factors similarly across genders in CHD; leaves open whether minor differences in exercise capacity or BMI warrant tailored programs.
Does a 24-session cardiac rehabilitation programme improve cardiovascular risk factors and exercise capacity similarly in men and women with coronary heart disease?
A 24-session cardiac rehabilitation program effectively improves cardiovascular risk factors in both men and women with coronary heart disease, with largely similar benefits across genders.
Sarrafzadegan et al. (2008) studied this question.
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